Luke 4:12

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

And Jesus answering said to him -- `It hath been said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.'

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 6:16 : 16 `Ye do not try Jehovah your God as ye tried in Massah;
  • Ps 95:9 : 9 Where your fathers have tried Me, Have proved Me, yea, have seen My work.
  • Ps 106:14 : 14 And they lust greatly in a wilderness, And try God in a desert.
  • Mal 3:15 : 15 And now, we are declaring the proud happy, Yea, built up have been those doing wickedness, Yea they have tempted God, and escape.'
  • Matt 4:7 : 7 Jesus said to him again, `It hath been written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.'
  • 1 Cor 10:9 : 9 neither may we tempt the Christ, as also certain of them did tempt, and by the serpents did perish;
  • Heb 3:8-9 : 8 ye may not harden your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of the temptation in the wilderness, 9 in which tempt Me did your fathers, they did prove Me, and saw My works forty years;

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  • Matt 4:1-11
    11 verses
    93%

    1Then Jesus was led up to the wilderness by the Spirit, to be tempted by the Devil,

    2and having fasted forty days and forty nights, afterwards he did hunger.

    3And the Tempter having come to him said, `If Son thou art of God -- speak that these stones may become loaves.'

    4But he answering said, `It hath been written, Not upon bread alone doth man live, but upon every word coming forth from the mouth of God.'

    5Then doth the Devil take him to the `holy' city, and doth set him on the pinnacle of the temple,

    6and saith to him, `If Son thou art of God -- cast thyself down, for it hath been written, that, His messengers He shall charge concerning thee, and on hands they shall bear thee up, that thou mayest not dash on a stone thy foot.'

    7Jesus said to him again, `It hath been written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.'

    8Again doth the Devil take him to a very high mount, and doth shew to him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them,

    9and saith to him, `All these to thee I will give, if falling down thou mayest bow to me.'

    10Then saith Jesus to him, `Go -- Adversary, for it hath been written, The Lord thy God thou shalt bow to, and Him only thou shalt serve.'

    11Then doth the Devil leave him, and lo, messengers came and were ministering to him.

  • Luke 4:1-11
    11 verses
    84%

    1And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, turned back from the Jordan, and was brought in the Spirit to the wilderness,

    2forty days being tempted by the Devil, and he did not eat anything in those days, and they having been ended, he afterward hungered,

    3and the Devil said to him, `If Son thou art of God, speak to this stone that it may become bread.'

    4And Jesus answered him, saying, `It hath been written, that, not on bread only shall man live, but on every saying of God.'

    5And the Devil having brought him up to an high mountain, shewed to him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time,

    6and the Devil said to him, `To thee I will give all this authority, and their glory, because to me it hath been delivered, and to whomsoever I will, I do give it;

    7thou, then, if thou mayest bow before me -- all shall be thine.'

    8And Jesus answering him said, `Get thee behind me, Adversary, for it hath been written, Thou shalt bow before the Lord thy God, and Him only thou shalt serve.'

    9And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, `If the Son thou art of God, cast thyself down hence,

    10for it hath been written -- To His messengers He will give charge concerning thee, to guard over thee,

    11and -- On hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou mayest dash against a stone thy foot.'

  • Deut 6:16
    77%

    16`Ye do not try Jehovah your God as ye tried in Massah;

  • Luke 4:13
    77%

    13And having ended all temptation, the Devil departed from him till a convenient season.

  • Luke 22:40
    73%

    40and having come to the place, he said to them, `Pray ye not to enter into temptation.'

  • Jas 1:13
    73%

    13Let no one say, being tempted -- `From God I am tempted,' for God is not tempted of evil, and Himself doth tempt no one,

  • Deut 12:4
    72%

    4`Ye do not do so to Jehovah your God;

  • Isa 7:12
    71%

    12And Ahaz saith, `I do not ask nor try Jehovah.'

  • Luke 4:35
    71%

    35And Jesus did rebuke him, saying, `Be silenced, and come forth out of him;' and the demon having cast him into the midst, came forth from him, having hurt him nought;

  • 1 Cor 10:9
    71%

    9neither may we tempt the Christ, as also certain of them did tempt, and by the serpents did perish;

  • Mark 1:12-13
    2 verses
    71%

    12And immediately doth the Spirit put him forth to the wilderness,

    13and he was there in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by the Adversary, and he was with the beasts, and the messengers were ministering to him.

  • Luke 20:23
    71%

    23And he, having perceived their craftiness, said unto them, `Why me do ye tempt?

  • Matt 19:18
    71%

    18He saith to him, `What kind?' And Jesus said, `Thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not commit adultery, thou shalt not steal, thou shalt not bear false witness,

  • Matt 22:18
    70%

    18And Jesus having known their wickedness, said, `Why me do ye tempt, hypocrites?

  • Matt 16:22-23
    2 verses
    70%

    22And having taken him aside, Peter began to rebuke him, saying, `Be kind to thyself, sir; this shall not be to thee;'

    23and he having turned, said to Peter, `Get thee behind me, adversary! thou art a stumbling-block to me, for thou dost not mind the things of God, but the things of men.'

  • Mark 1:25
    70%

    25And Jesus rebuked him, saying, `Be silenced, and come forth out of him,'

  • Matt 27:40
    70%

    40and saying, `Thou that art throwing down the sanctuary, and in three days building `it', save thyself; if Son thou art of God, come down from the cross.'

  • Matt 22:35
    69%

    35and one of them, a lawyer, did question, tempting him, and saying,

  • Mark 8:33
    69%

    33and he, having turned, and having looked on his disciples, rebuked Peter, saying, `Get behind me, Adversary, because thou dost not mind the things of God, but the things of men.'

  • Matt 3:15
    69%

    15But Jesus answering said to him, `Suffer now, for thus it is becoming to us to fulfill all righteousness,' then he doth suffer him.

  • Luke 22:46
    69%

    46and he said to them, `Why do ye sleep? having risen, pray that ye may not enter into temptation.'

  • Ps 91:12
    69%

    12On the hands they bear thee up, Lest thou smite against a stone thy foot.

  • Mark 12:17
    68%

    17and Jesus answering said to them, `Give back the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of God to God;' and they did wonder at him.

  • Matt 22:37
    68%

    37And Jesus said to him, `Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thine understanding --

  • Jas 4:7
    68%

    7be subject, then, to God; stand up against the devil, and he will flee from you;

  • Matt 14:28
    68%

    28And Peter answering him said, `Sir, if it is thou, bid me come to thee upon the waters;'

  • Luke 22:31
    68%

    31And the Lord said, `Simon, Simon, lo, the Adversary did ask you for himself to sift as the wheat,

  • Gen 22:1
    68%

    1And it cometh to pass after these things that God hath tried Abraham, and saith unto him, `Abraham;' and he saith, `Here `am' I.'